101,638 Shares in Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) Acquired by D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.

D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 101,638 shares of the asset manager's stock, valued at approximately $2,218,000. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. owned about 0.20% of Capital Southwest at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Capital Southwest by 1.7% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 76,083 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $1,924,000 after purchasing an additional 1,263 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $326,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,250,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Capital Southwest by 934.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 39,259 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $857,000 after buying an additional 35,465 shares during the period. Finally, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC grew its stake in Capital Southwest by 1,481.6% in the 4th quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 490,291 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $10,698,000 after buying an additional 459,291 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 23.42% of the company's stock.

Capital Southwest Price Performance

Shares of Capital Southwest stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Monday, hitting $20.60. The stock had a trading volume of 665,678 shares, compared to its average volume of 440,309. The firm has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.61 and a beta of 0.95. Capital Southwest Co. has a 12 month low of $17.46 and a 12 month high of $27.23. The business's 50-day moving average is $20.53 and its 200 day moving average is $21.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.08). Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 15.18% and a net margin of 33.49%. The business had revenue of $52.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $52.83 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.68 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Capital Southwest Co. will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital Southwest Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio is currently 156.76%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CSWC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised Capital Southwest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, April 19th. UBS Group cut their target price on Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $20.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Raymond James decreased their price target on Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 16th.

Capital Southwest Company Profile

Capital Southwest Corporation is a business development company specializing in credit and private equity and venture capital investments in middle market companies, mezzanine, later stage, mature, late venture, emerging growth, buyouts, industry consolidation, recapitalizations and growth capital investments.